Factors of Varieties in the Implementation of Open Data Policy of Member States of the European Union

Student: Kostin Vladislav

Supervisor: Elena Vandysheva

Faculty: Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences

Educational Programme: Political Science (Bachelor)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2018

Article explores the policy of information openness in the European Union. An attempt has been made to clarify why the concept of "open data" has different practical results in the EU countries. In this order, theories of policy implementation are used. They allow conducting a set of criteria for analyzing the legislation of states. Comparison between countries based on the qualitative comparative analysis. The results of the work allow us to draw conclusions about the positive influence of the open-data policy’s design elements on the practical achievements.

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